DIY cold smoker

[FalconFN]

I had a quick go at making a very basic cold smoker with an old pallet and some bits and pieces from the shed. It looks ok for the half hour or so it took to build. I just need a good way of producing the smoke now as the Quality Street tin/tea light idea I had didn't produce enough smoke. Any ideas gratefully recieved.

Edited April 26, 2013 by FalconFN

[FalconFN]

[hedd-wyn]

Tidy!

 

I've got all that material knocking about as well.

 

Thanks for sharing

[roger the dodger]

I like this,have you used it yet ?

[bi9johnny]

Look on you tube for how to make a cold smoke generator. They are the best way to produce smoke and regulate the smoke. They are real easy to make and for no cost

[FalconFN]

 

I like this,have you used it yet ?

Cheers, not yet as I need a decent source of smoke. I've had a look at the ones on you tube but I don't want anything that needs plugging in so I'll hash together something similar to the ProQ smoker box and try that.

[roger the dodger]

Keep us updated if you don't mind :-)

[Paul223]

nice, will be interested to see the finished cold smoker

[Muddy Funker]

I'd just buy the ProQ if you've saved the money building the smoker.

 

I've got one and it's 100% brilliant!

 

Nice work by the way.

[Jonty]

That looks a top bit of fettling mate. I'm a big fan of the pro q but if you didn't want to go down that rouute you could always put a couple of charcoal briquettes in a biscuit tin with some wood chips, or just try ignighting some chips with a blow torch and seeing if they smoulder. Alternatively you could use a bigger heat source than a tea light - the fat in something like bacon won't render till 80 degrees C so as long as you kept the temp below 60 degrees C you would still effectively be cold smoking.

[FalconFN]

That looks a top bit of fettling mate. I'm a big fan of the pro q but if you didn't want to go down that rouute you could always put a couple of charcoal briquettes in a biscuit tin with some wood chips, or just try ignighting some chips with a blow torch and seeing if they smoulder. Alternatively you could use a bigger heat source than a tea light - the fat in something like bacon won't render till 80 degrees C so as long as you kept the temp below 60 degrees C you would still effectively be cold smoking.

Thanks for the ideas, I have a hot smoker (metal box type with 2 meths burners) so I may try using one burner over a biscuit tin full of oak sawdust, it's not a permanent solution as they don't burn for that long. I will probably invest in a ProQ but I thought I could hash together something from some old plastering corner reinforcing first, but I can't find any in my shed!